Fairfax County Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan

PDRP News and Updates

PDRP Update (April 2012)
A Table-Top Exercise to test the language in the PDRP was held on
Friday, February 10, 2012. There approximately 85 in attendance
from county agencies, local nonprofit organizations and the Virginia
Department of Emergency Management. View the After Action Report.

A Fairfax County Team Excellence Award was given to the PDRP Steering
Committee on March 23, 2012 for their dedication throughout the 18 month
project.

PDRP Update (December 2011) The draft
Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan (PDRP) has been completed and was
available for public comment through Dec. 16 (30 day review period). The
plan will be finalized in mid-January by the Emergency Management
Coordination Committee (EMCC) Policy Subcommittee. Signatories on the
plan include the county executive, deputy county executives and agency
directors with identified lead roles in the plan. Additionally, the plan
is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for endorsement
in January. A discussion based table top exercise will be held on Friday,
Feb. 10, to test out the recovery agency structure, transition from
response to recovery and the development of a long-term recovery action
plan. Comments/proposed
changes to draft plan (PDF).

PDRP Update (July 2011) The draft Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan identifies the following areas
in which Fairfax County government and its private and nonprofit partners
plan to address community-wide needs in a long-term post disaster
environment. The draft plan lays out an organizational framework
that aligns with FEMA’s Draft National Disaster Recovery Framework
(NDRF), is consistent with the National Incident
Management System (NIMS), and designates roles and responsibilities
to coordinating and cooperating agencies and organizations. Within
each recovery function, Pre-Disaster Objectives and Strategies, as well
as Short-term Recovery Objectives and Strategies (post-disaster) are
addressed to allow leaders to take action immediately following a major
disaster.

Sign up for email alerts from the PDRP
program
Keep up with the latest news and information about the pre-disaster
recovery planning project. Just enter your e-mail address, go to the
“Emergency Management” heading and click the “start” button for the
Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Initiative, then click the continue button
at the bottom of the page to subscribe. For more information on the PDRP
or the project, contact Amanda Phan at 571-350-1000, TTY 711.

Learn more about the Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan in the PDRP brochure (PDF).

Why is Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Important?

Fairfax County is susceptible to a variety of natural hazards, including
floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as man-made hazards such as
terrorist acts and accidental releases of hazardous materials. Some of
these events have the capacity for catastrophic local and regional
impacts.

Following a major disaster, complex issues with impacts far beyond
county government will arise. The local economy may falter due to
supply-chain disruptions, infrastructure failures, business closures
and/or inaccessible work-places. There will likely be population
displacement, housing shortages and rebuilding issues, and potential
social and psychological impacts.

While the effects of disasters are wide ranging and cannot be predicted,
pre-event planning can position Fairfax County to recover from a major
incident.

Methodical, thoughtful pre-event planning can establish priorities,
decision-making structures and procedures, and recovery goals. These can
focus and accelerate the recovery process during the stressful and often
fraught post-disaster period.

The U.S. Department of
Labor estimates that over 40 percent of businesses never
reopen following a disaster. Of the remaining companies, at least 25
percent will close within 2 years. The Association of Records
Managers and Administrators reports that over 60 percent of
businesses confronted by a major disaster close by two years.

A Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan will provide Fairfax County with a single
reference for guiding policy and action during recovery from a
significant natural or human-caused disaster.

The plan will allow the government to support the private and nonprofit
sectors as we work together to restore the economic base,
neighborhoods, social fabric, and other elements over the
long-term.

Public and private sector partnerships are vital to the success of
disaster recovery

Project Timeline

Fairfax County is committed to ensuring not only that stakeholder interests are
considered throughout the Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning process, but
that our nonprofit and private sector partners help drive and define the
outcomes. Find our more about the PDRP project timeline and
accomplishments below in the brief outline of activities:

For more information about Fairfax County's Pre-Disaster Recovery
Planning process, contact Amanda Phan in the Office of Emergency
Management at 571-350-1000, TTY 711, or by email to to oempdrp@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Disaster Recovery Information and Updates

Keep current on the latest emergency preparedness news and information
with the monthly Emergency
Preparedness newsletter, produced by the Fairfax County Office
of Emergency Management.

Keep up with the latest news and information about the pre-disaster
recovery planning project. Sign up for email
alerts from the PDRP program. Just enter your e-mail address, go to
the “Emergency Management” heading and click the “start” button for the
Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Initiative, then click the continue
button at the bottom of the page to subscribe.To receive updates and
important information on the Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning process,
sign up to receive email alerts.